diff --git a/Realm/RLMSwiftCollectionBase.mm b/Realm/RLMSwiftCollectionBase.mm
index 9e857741a6..49743a3d6a 100644
--- a/Realm/RLMSwiftCollectionBase.mm
+++ b/Realm/RLMSwiftCollectionBase.mm
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ - (id)objectForKeyedSubscript:(id)key {
 }
 
 - (BOOL)isEqual:(id)object {
-    if (auto base = RLMDynamicCast<RLMSwiftCollectionBase>(object)) {
-        return !base._rlmCollection.realm
-        && ((self._rlmCollection.count == 0 && base._rlmCollection.count == 0) ||
-            [self._rlmCollection isEqual:base._rlmCollection]);
+    if (auto other = RLMDynamicCast<RLMSwiftCollectionBase>(object)) {
+        if ((self == other) || (self._rlmCollection == other._rlmCollection)) {
+            return YES;
+        }
+        if (self._rlmCollection.realm != other._rlmCollection.realm) {
+            return NO;
+        }
+        return !self._rlmCollection.realm && [self._rlmCollection isEqual:other._rlmCollection];
     }
     return NO;
 }
diff --git a/RealmSwift/Tests/ListTests.swift b/RealmSwift/Tests/ListTests.swift
index 66f6f2160d..904f87d2a5 100644
--- a/RealmSwift/Tests/ListTests.swift
+++ b/RealmSwift/Tests/ListTests.swift
@@ -601,6 +601,38 @@ class ListTests: TestCase {
 
         list.realm?.cancelWrite()
     }
+    
+    func testListEquality() {
+        let list1 = List<Int>()
+        list1.append(objectsIn: [1, 2, 3])
+        XCTAssertEqual(list1, list1)
+        
+        let list2 = List<Int>()
+        list2.append(objectsIn: [1, 2, 3])
+        XCTAssertEqual(list1, list2)
+        
+        let realm = try! Realm()
+        
+        let listObj = SwiftListObject(value: ["int": list1])
+        
+        try! realm.write {
+            realm.add(listObj)
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(listObj.int, listObj.int)
+        XCTAssertNotEqual(list1, listObj.int)
+        XCTAssertEqual(list1, list2)
+        
+        let listObj2 = SwiftListObject(value: ["int": list2])
+        
+        try! realm.write {
+            realm.add(listObj2)
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(listObj2.int, listObj2.int)
+        XCTAssertNotEqual(listObj2.int, list2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(list1, list2)
+    }
 
     func testUnmanagedListComparison() {
         let obj = SwiftIntObject()